Sandra Bernhard born June 6, is an American actress, comedian, and singer. She first gained attention in the late s with her stand-up comedy , where she often critiqued celebrity culture and political figures.
She is number 96 on Comedy Central 's list of the greatest stand-ups of all time. She has three older brothers: Dan, David, and Mark. She later returned to Israel during the Yom Kippur War. Bernhard became a staple at The Comedy Store in Hollywood. She began performing her first one-woman show, I'm Your Woman , in , and an album version was released.
By , it had become a film and a double album of the same title. The two alluded to their romantic relationship and staged a sexy confrontation; the appearance received much publicity. They continued to be friends for several years, with Bernhard making an appearance in Madonna's film Truth or Dare. In , Bernhard began playing Nancy Bartlett on the hit sitcom Roseanne.
She appeared in 33 episodes between and , and was one of the first actresses to portray an openly bisexual recurring character on American television. In , she briefly appeared as a guest in the "Jerk" episode of the animated talk show Space Ghost Coast to Coast. In , she guest-starred on an episode of Highlander: The Series called "Dramatic License", where she played a romance novelist writing about the life of the main character.
When their ruse is exposed, Bernhard rants at them, with the sounds of a blender she was having a smoothie made blotting out supposed obscenities. She briefly returned as herself two years later.
